Philip de Lange (c. 1705 – 17 September 1766) was a leading Dutch-Danish architect who designed many different types of building in various styles including

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and

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Early life and family

Philip de Lange was probably born near Strasbourg and was trained as a mason in the

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. He arrived in

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, in 1729 where he quickly gained a reputation as an architect and master builder.

Achievements

De Lange created a large number of works of various types including civil and military buildings, mansions, country houses, warehouses, factories, churches and parks. The Dutch Baroque influence in his early work can, for example, be seen in the premises he built for Ziegler, the pastry cook, at Nybrogade 12 (1732). While initially he appears to have been struck by

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's earlier work, he soon seems to have been influenced by Elias Häusser and

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. Like Krieger, he participated strongly in creating fine bourgeois dwellings in Copenhagen, especially the gabled houses on

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. His most notable achievements include the Headquarters of the Asiatic Company in Christianshavn (1739), the Masting Crane on Holmen (1750) and Stephen Hansen's Mansion in Helsingør (1763). He also adapted

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to the Baroque style adding a magnificent mansard roof (1744). For almost 30 years, de Lange was the leading master builder at the Holmen Naval Station. Among other things, he constructed 24

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two-storey houses from 1754 to 1756. De Lange is remembered above all for his fine, simple buildings in the classical Rococo style. A good example is Damsholte Church on the island of Møn, the only Rococo village church in Denmark.Damsholte Kirke - historie og arkitektur.
In Danish. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

Personal life

De Lange married twice: first with Jacomine Pieters in

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(1724), then with Anna Lucia Ehlers in Copenhagen (1738).

List of works

* Åbenrå 32, Copenhagen (1739s) * Marskalsgården,

, Copenhagen (1729-1732) * Reformed Church's rectory, Åbenrå 32-34, Copenhagen (1730-32) * Ziegler House, Nybrogade, Copenhagen (1732) * Danish Asiatic Company,

Asiatisk Plads Asiatisk Plads is a waterfront area in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by Torvegade to the south, next to Knippel Bridge, Strandgade to the east and the Old Dock area to the north. It takes its name from Da ...

, Christianshavn, Copenhagen (1738) * Tugt- og børnehuset (1739-1741, demolished) : Arsenalet, Holmen, Copenhagen (1741-1745 and 1745) * Damsholte Church, Møn (1742-1743) * Adaption of

(1743-1744) *

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, Golmen (1744-1745) * Gunpowder magazine, Frederick's Bastion, Christianshavn (1745-1746m built from a design by Vauban) * Skagen Lighthouse,

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(1747) * Extension of Husby Church,

(1747-1748) Ø Ved Stranden 16, Copenhagen (1748) *

Mastekranen Mastekranen (English language, English: The Masting Crane) is an 18th-century masting sheer and present landmark on Holmen, Copenhagen, Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed by architect Philip de Lange and built in 1748–51 as part of th ...

, Holmen, Copenhagen (1749) * Gammel Strand 48 (now Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen (1750–1751) * Møllmanns Landsted, Allégade 6,

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, Copenhagen (1750s) *

(two-storey houses), Copenhagen (1758) * Philip de Lange House, Prinsessegade 54, Christianshavn, Copenhagen (c. 1760) *

Store Mariendal Store Mariendal was a country house at Strandvejen 135 in Hellerup, on the border between Copenhagen Municipality, Copenhagen and Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte municipalities, Copenhagen, Denmark. It was operated as a hotel and entertainment venu ...

, Strandvejen,

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(1759, demolished) * Stephen Hansen Mansion,

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northe ...

(1759-1760 * Roysal Pawn,

Gammel Strand Gammel Strand (modern Danish for "old beach"; originally meant "the old shoreline", i.e. prior to land reclamations) is a street and public square in central Copenhagen, Denmark. On the south side it borders on the narrow Slotsholmens Canal whi ...

, Copenhagen (1762) * Hovedmagasinet and Takkelloftet, Holmen (1767-1772, design by Lange) * Warehouse for Danish Asiatic Company,

, Christianshavn, Copenhagen (1781, design by Lange) *

Gallery

File:Kbh Koebmagergade Post.jpg, Marskalsgården, Copenhagen File:Pbenrå 34.jpg, Reformed Church's rectory, Copenhagen File:Nybrogade 12.jpg, Ziegler House, Nybrogade, Copenhagen File:Damsholte Kirke.JPG, Damsholte Church, Møn File:Holmen2 Copenhagen.jpg,

, Copenhagen File:Leuchtturm Skagen Grå Fyr aus Jahr 1858 Höhe 46 m - Foto 2018 Wolfgang Pehlemann P1220418.jpg, Skagen Lighthouse,

File:Gammel Strand 48 København.jpg, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen File:Ved Stranden 16 aerial.jpg, Ved Stranden 16, Copenhagen File:Mastekranen Holmen.jpg,

, Copenhagen File:Nyboder 2005-01.jpg,

, Copenhagen File:Philip de Lange House 01.jpg, Philip de Lange House, Copenhagen File:Stephen Hansens Palæ (Helsingør).JPG, Stephen Hansen Mansion, Helsingør File:Ministry of Culture, Copenhagen.jpg, Royal Pawn, Copenhagen (1762)

References

Bibliography

*Elling, Christian: ''Philip de Lange. En studie i dansk Barokarkitektur''. Akademisk Arkitektforening, Copenhagen. 1931, 48 pp. *Rikke Tønnes: ''Stephen Hansens palæ - Bygherren - Arkitekten Philip de Lange - Livet i og omkring et helsingørsk handelshus'', Copenhagen: Arkitektens Forlag, 1997, 228 pp. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lange, Philip de 1705 births 1766 deaths 18th-century Danish architects Danish Baroque architects Dutch Baroque architects Rococo architects